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then they are not able to pay their income taxes, getig paying jobs, pay higher income taxes for the government. that goes into a vicious cycle. >> if we don't have the money, we cannot buy textbooks and supplies for our students. >> college seniors who graduated in 2009 carried on average of $24,000 in student loan debt, up 6% from 2008. >> it continues growing. today, student loan debt has climbed to an avere of $27,000 nationwide. >> if they don't go to college, how they're going to afford a place to live, and once they get out of college, how they're going to pay back these student loans that are so huge. >> i just think everything is just up in the air and nobody appen.from year to year whats >> we inherent the nation and therefore the debt and the economy. if our nation is unable to support our futures, how will we be able to pursue our own happiness and dreams? >> the economy supports the people. >> from small businesses, to jobs, to income -- >> and as a younger generation -- >> we hope to begin our lives in a nation -- >> that creates many opportunities -- >> for a brighter
then they are not able to pay their income taxes, getig paying jobs, pay higher income taxes for the government. that goes into a vicious cycle. >> if we don't have the money, we cannot buy textbooks and supplies for our students. >> college seniors who graduated in 2009 carried on average of $24,000 in student loan debt, up 6% from 2008. >> it continues growing. today, student loan debt has climbed to an avere of $27,000 nationwide. >> if they don't go to college, how...
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then they are not able to pay their income taxes, get higher paying jobs, pay higher income taxes for the government. that goes into a vicious cycle. >> if we don't have the money, we cannot buy textbooks and supplies. >> college seniors who graduated in 2009 carried on average of $24,000 in student loan debt, up 16% from 2008. >> a continues to grow. today, student loan debt has climbed to an average of $27,000 nationwide. ,> if they don't go to college how they're going to afford a and once they get out of college, how they're going to pay back these student loans that are huge. think everything is up in the air and nobody knows what is going to happen. if our nation is unable to support our future, how will we be able to pursue our own happiness and dreams? >> the economy supports the people. >> small businesses, jobs, income -- >> many opportunities -- >> for a brighter future. >> congratulation to all of the winners in this year's student cam competition. to see more wedding videos, go to studentcam.org. >> next come alive, you're calling comments on "washington journal." " with
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from get pinged every day a tax on various sources. so far, the major attack we have had has bn on custorfo ationte. they have not been the attacks that keep you up at night which is the was that would actually do some damage to our critical infrastructure. >> cyber attacks -- tonight on "the communicators "at 8:00 eastern and c-span 2. >> this morning, the author of "the closing of the american border"low said the effects of the bombinin boston of the immigration debate. then the discussion of federal and state health care exchanges. than $40nation of more billion in tax breaks for oil and gas companies in the 2014 budget request from the president. is next.ton journal" host: good morning. it's monday, april 22. congress will discuss immigration reform today. today marks one a week since the bombings in boston that killed three. with one of the alleged perpetrators in custody, the debate over how authorities should proceed will be at capitol hill. it being debated whether the u.s. citizen should be designated as an enemy combatants an
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it talks about the tax liability issue. i should have referred to pages bill. 69 of the the standard is ambiguous as to the backould trigger tax liability. i have given a citation error. the standard would give you discretion to identify what documentation that would have to prove to show they had fulfilled their obligation to pay any back taxes. i wanted to talk about another provision. this one is on page 63 of the bill. it deals with who is eligible for rpi status. thoseves eligibility for who have received orders of deportation but have absconded, meaning they fled after having been ordered deported, or they had returned to the united states following an order of deportation after which they return to their home country or another country. i am concerned about this that this might reward condon that seems to be in clear violation of a court order. policy?gree with this >> right. i have read the bill but not pages.not memorize the a provision inis the sense that if somebody has been removed from the country and it would
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i would argue the tax code is probably not the place to do that the most effective way. host: let's go to york, pennsylvania, republican line. i had agood morning, relatively personal question for you. i see you are a keen observer of the oil industry considering the fact that fsil fuels are not all leave feeling our cars but giving a desolation to the environment, do you believe man will develop environmentally sound modes of transportation out of sheer will to be accountable as inhabitants of earth? host: i will give you the last comment. guest: that's a good question. there are multiple ways of thinking about this. some would argue that the government should support certain industries and drive that an ovation. others argue that should be a market-based mechanism whereby the most effective solution to some of these problems will be achieved when we are indeed in dire need of them and there is the financial and economic incentive to do so. i'm not sure where i come down on that. host: anthony costello, we appreciate you joining us today. guest: thank you for having me.
i would argue the tax code is probably not the place to do that the most effective way. host: let's go to york, pennsylvania, republican line. i had agood morning, relatively personal question for you. i see you are a keen observer of the oil industry considering the fact that fsil fuels are not all leave feeling our cars but giving a desolation to the environment, do you believe man will develop environmentally sound modes of transportation out of sheer will to be accountable as inhabitants of...
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tax codes? currentreduce the rate tax rate from 35 percent down to 28% and reduce these tax breaks, the ones we have been talking about today. or expenditures, what ever you want to call them, in 2011, cost the u.s. government $1.10 trillion in forgone federal revenue. about 85% of that was for individual tax expenditures. these are things that we're familiar with -- the mortgage interest rate deduction or the donations.relatedchit only 20% of that or so was for corporate tax expenditures, some of which are the oil and gas company tax breaks. host: from twitter -- go to jackson, tenn. on our independent line. ofler: i have a couple comments and a question. the revenue the government is taking in is the lowest in six years. from this information cspan. the corporations -- it gets so tiresome hearing people talk about a high tax rate for corporations in the united states when, in effect, they are paying around 12% effective tax rate. of them pay no taxes. to the oil companies, a few moments ago, y
tax codes? currentreduce the rate tax rate from 35 percent down to 28% and reduce these tax breaks, the ones we have been talking about today. or expenditures, what ever you want to call them, in 2011, cost the u.s. government $1.10 trillion in forgone federal revenue. about 85% of that was for individual tax expenditures. these are things that we're familiar with -- the mortgage interest rate deduction or the donations.relatedchit only 20% of that or so was for corporate tax expenditures, some...
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indeed, i made the point of reading the section on taxes -- texas, and what is contained there very much is what i have heard from farmers and ranchers throughout the state. agriculture is critical to my state, as it is to her state, and i suspect the state of every member in this committee. i think all of us would like to see a bill that fixes the broken immigration system. and i would suggest -- and my view, the strategy that will be effective to pass a bill is to focus where there is a wide bipartisan agreement. that is how we will actually get a bill passed. and in my judgment, there are two broad areas where there it is bipartisan agreement right now. number one, i think there is bipartisan agreement that we've got to get serious about securing the border. that we need to increase manpower, that we need to increase technology, that we need to fix the problem. in a post 9/11 world i think it does not make sense we do not know the criminal history in the background of those coming in, and i think there is wide agreement that we should fix that, including the problem of visa overstays.
indeed, i made the point of reading the section on taxes -- texas, and what is contained there very much is what i have heard from farmers and ranchers throughout the state. agriculture is critical to my state, as it is to her state, and i suspect the state of every member in this committee. i think all of us would like to see a bill that fixes the broken immigration system. and i would suggest -- and my view, the strategy that will be effective to pass a bill is to focus where there is a wide...
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>> an applicant for rpi statue may not file on application unless the individual has satisfied all tax obligations to the irs. if the alien was authorized to work in the u.s., with those have been collected? they were not big of a rise, it was a significant restriction. >> the intent of the bill is to make sure any people moving to rpi is paying all taxes. if the language has to be clarified, that is what the committee process is for. >> thank you very much. i see my time is expired. thank you very much. >> thank you. i wanted to thank you very much. this is a broad reaching portion. i'm grateful for you doing your very best, particulate at this time when we open this hearing for reflections on the tragedies in boston and west texas. i am from the mid-atlantic, what assurance can negus of islam to -- what assurance could you give us that comprehensive immi ther dn reform won;''t furhter d egrade the ability to perform custom issues? >> this is to make sure that the additional activities are defined.-- and fees and fines an thd the like. this'll help the economy grow and every state. >>
>> an applicant for rpi statue may not file on application unless the individual has satisfied all tax obligations to the irs. if the alien was authorized to work in the u.s., with those have been collected? they were not big of a rise, it was a significant restriction. >> the intent of the bill is to make sure any people moving to rpi is paying all taxes. if the language has to be clarified, that is what the committee process is for. >> thank you very much. i see my time is...
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on tax reform to mark out a lower the income tax. lowcan compromise on the end. sometimes you get more revenue. ourselves harder on to find a deal when it has 100,000 moving parts. we should do things we agree on. that is why the republicans are upset with us. all this stuff will agree on will not pass. because we say it will be a sweetener for the bigger deal which we never seem to get. jamar said no. they would have been shot. it would have been great fun to see that we pass this by unanimous consent. >> if i was allowed to go back to when i was not alive, he seemed to be opposed to special interests. it was a time that some call it populace. up in thek this came luncheon. she is wearing it will cost the party their seats. to change course of action? >> i do not have connection for the group. economic decision in the future over where i will continue to do this. i cannot agree with all of them all the time. i am on the side of wanting to protect the second amendment. i do not plan on working against a republican in our primary. i do not have any plans to oppose
on tax reform to mark out a lower the income tax. lowcan compromise on the end. sometimes you get more revenue. ourselves harder on to find a deal when it has 100,000 moving parts. we should do things we agree on. that is why the republicans are upset with us. all this stuff will agree on will not pass. because we say it will be a sweetener for the bigger deal which we never seem to get. jamar said no. they would have been shot. it would have been great fun to see that we pass this by unanimous...
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has paid all taxes and is paying all taxes. if the language has to be claarified, that's what the committee process is for. >> ok. great. thank you very much. there's more we could ask but i see my time's expiringed. i thank you. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you very much. senator franken is not here. >> thank you, chairman leahy. just wanted to at the outset thank you very much, secretary napolitano, d.h.s. has a complicated, difficult, broad-ranging mission and that's just one department. it's responsible for a vast array of important goals at the same time and i'm grateful for your doing your very best and for everyone in the department doing your very best, particularly at this time when we opened this hearing with reflections on the tragedies in boston and in west texas. we're reminded of how grateful we are for everyone in law enforcement and public safety who helps protect us. i'm from the midatlantic region with many ports and with the significant allocation of additional resources under this bill to the southwest
has paid all taxes and is paying all taxes. if the language has to be claarified, that's what the committee process is for. >> ok. great. thank you very much. there's more we could ask but i see my time's expiringed. i thank you. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you very much. senator franken is not here. >> thank you, chairman leahy. just wanted to at the outset thank you very much, secretary napolitano, d.h.s. has a complicated, difficult, broad-ranging mission and that's...
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more people working, more people paying taxes is not a tax increase. it is deficit-reduction without a tax increase. i think it's the kind of deficit reduction that we can get bipartisan support for in the country. grow up all sorts of other issues. what about public education? public schools don't teach kids how to read english well and don't teach them american history. but that's a problem, then we need education reform. that is being worked on a state- by-state. that's a problem for kids born here as well as everybody else, in terms of the quality of education they're getting. what about the welfare system? 185 means-tested welfare programs. bill clinton worked with republican congress to reform aid to families with dependent children. we can make progress on the others as well, and reforming welfare is important and needs to be done. it saves money and keeps people from getting locked into welfare dependency. but none of those are arguments for getting in the way of immigration reform. then there's the question of entitlements medicare and get ben
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why should they trust us to fix the tax code when we use their tax dollars to create artificial market for uncompetitive industries? why should they trust our vision of a free society when we give special privileges to is opposed nonprofits like planned parenthood, public broadcasting, agricultural checkoff programs, and the export-import bank why should americans trust us at all when too often we do not trust them, when we vote for major legislation negotiated in secret without debating it, and without even reading it, it deliberately exploiting the people from their own government? to conservatives, a quality needs to mean equality for everyone. the second principle to guide our agenda is diversity. or as you might have heard a call elsewhere, federalism. the biggest reason the federal government makes too many mistakes is it makes too many decisions. most of these are decisions the government does not have to make and therefore should not. every state in the union as a functioning constitutional government, and just as important, each state has the unique political and cultural hist
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we think we win with lower taxes, less government. we think we win. [laughter] let me just say -- right now a little straight talk. right now we're not competitive because this issue has to be resolved in the minds of our citizens who feel this is a vital, important issue that needs to be resolved. >> in 1955 when i was born how many workers were there for every person retiring in this country? 16. how many are there today? three. how ny in 20 years? two. where do the workers come from? 10,000 baby boomers are retiring a day. one day it will be john. john's mother is 101. everyone is living like john's mother. that is the good news. if we don't reform medicaid and medicare we're going to be greece. if you don't have a legal immigration system to supplement a declining population you're committing economic suicide. here's the key to bring people from all over the world not the people who live next door. notg them in on your terms theirs. to those who say we don't need legal immigration you're crazy. look at what is going on in america. we're declining
we think we win with lower taxes, less government. we think we win. [laughter] let me just say -- right now a little straight talk. right now we're not competitive because this issue has to be resolved in the minds of our citizens who feel this is a vital, important issue that needs to be resolved. >> in 1955 when i was born how many workers were there for every person retiring in this country? 16. how many are there today? three. how ny in 20 years? two. where do the workers come from?...
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if we removed the tax expenditures from the tax code, all of them, remove every tax expenditure, it would help this country. you sit there and say we need these things. instantly, we should stop shipping guns out of the country for tax breaks. guest: he makes several points. the first thing i want to say is the good news is i talk to no one on capitol hill who does not oferstand the importance preserving social security and medicare for existing recipients and future generations. the debate is about what steps thatwe take to make sure those programs are preserved? he gave one example, which is on social security taxes. could you raise that some or eliminate it? i would not support eliminating it. that would not make a lot of sense. most folks do not want to talk about the kinds of tax increases that would need to be done if we do not look somehow at the benefit side of the equation as well. and he makes the other point that, you know, a growing economy would make a big difference for all of these challenges we face. , ohio, independent caller. caller: good morning, and thank you for takin
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taxes, our corporate taxes. that's an unlevel playing field and the person that's disadvantaged is not the owner of the ford. the person that's disadvantaged is the employee at ford who needs to have that job. we used to have a ford line and a g.m. line in the city of atlanta, mr. speaker. they are both closed. they are both closed today because they couldn't make it work. werk bring those jobs back to america, mr. speaker. more importantly, we can prevent jobs from leaving america, not because we're making them stay, not because we're going to tax them if they leave but because we make america the magnet for job creation and economic activity across the planet. today, we're the worst, mr. speaker. tomorrow, we can bring ourselves back to the middle, but my question to the body today, mr. speaker, is, why don't we commit ourselves to making america the very best place to do business on the planet? we can continue to borrow money from the chinese if we want to, mr. speaker. we can continue to add burden to all of
taxes, our corporate taxes. that's an unlevel playing field and the person that's disadvantaged is not the owner of the ford. the person that's disadvantaged is the employee at ford who needs to have that job. we used to have a ford line and a g.m. line in the city of atlanta, mr. speaker. they are both closed. they are both closed today because they couldn't make it work. werk bring those jobs back to america, mr. speaker. more importantly, we can prevent jobs from leaving america, not because...
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owning the house is in this economy and taxes are not coming in. they end up cutting things that we think are extras like the arts and physical education and they resource teachers that may be essential to being successful. >> and for some kids, education resource teachers are all they have. >> balick to read and write. >> -- i like to read and write. >> mr. president, if you cut our funds, i will not be able to learn properly and my teacher will be in jeopardy. president, every day, there are millions of kids struggling. i need help, mr. president. >> mr. president, i need your help, mr. president, i need your help. >> mr. president i need your help. >> dear mr. president, they need your help. take us to the next level. quality education is a major issue in america and it must be addressed. it is spinning out of control over the future of american students and their contribution to society rests in your hands. congratulations >> to all the winners in this year's student camp competition. to see more winning videos, go to studentscam.org. >> janet
owning the house is in this economy and taxes are not coming in. they end up cutting things that we think are extras like the arts and physical education and they resource teachers that may be essential to being successful. >> and for some kids, education resource teachers are all they have. >> balick to read and write. >> -- i like to read and write. >> mr. president, if you cut our funds, i will not be able to learn properly and my teacher will be in jeopardy....
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we have a tax system dealing with international taxes, and our international tax system we tell people that if you are a business that's an american-owned business, and you do business in other parts of the world, you will pay their tax rate to that country, which is fair, but then when you bring your money back to the united states, you'll also have to pay the difference in our tax rate. we are the only country that does that. so we literally tell our businesses, do business all over the world, function all over the world, make money all over the world, but when you make money over there, we would encourage you to leave that money over there and not bring it back home. because if they bring it back home, they are actually punished for returning money back to the united states. now, what does that mean to american competition and how we actually function in our business world? what that means is if you are a german company doing business in the u.k., let's say, you pay the taxes for the u.k. and return your money back to headquarters. but if you are an american business doing business
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and paying of taxes. if the language has to be theified that is what committee processes 4. >> thank you, there's more that we could ask but i see that my time has expired. >> thank you very much. thank you very much. >> thank you. a wanted to thank you very much. this is a broad reaching portion. i'm grateful for you doing your very best, particulate at this time when we open this hearing for reflections on the tragedies in boston and west texas. assurance can negus of islam to great the ability to perform custom issues? >> this is to make sure that the additional activities are defined. this'll help the economy grow and every state. employment verification, making more visas available on a permanent and temporary worker basis, this will help the economy grow in every state. >> there has been some discussion about discretion. under current practice they use the authority very sparingly. it said is have shown roughly 1% of all cases. how much more should we expect the department to exercise discretion? >>
and paying of taxes. if the language has to be theified that is what committee processes 4. >> thank you, there's more that we could ask but i see that my time has expired. >> thank you very much. thank you very much. >> thank you. a wanted to thank you very much. this is a broad reaching portion. i'm grateful for you doing your very best, particulate at this time when we open this hearing for reflections on the tragedies in boston and west texas. assurance can negus of islam...
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people to pay taxes. i cannot recall everything he said, but it spoke of hypocrisy. i don't know. i did you are for it or against it, but you should be the same viewpoint and carry on the same kind of methodology. it should bethat paid because there should be an equal platform between internet businesses and brick-and-mortar businesses. there should not be the huge disadvantage. if people want all these government benefit programs and they cried about paying taxes, why should they fret? there should be no democrats saying they don't want the tax. host: this is the editorial section of usa today -- next to their opinion is one written by the vice president and deputy general counsel of government relations at ebay. ebay would like the exemption to be for businesses with 50 than $10 or less million. so there is an exemption for small businesses. ebay would like it to be higher. we will go to gary knell in cameron, north carolina, who supports the legislation. caller: i do. because i don't think it's fair. p
people to pay taxes. i cannot recall everything he said, but it spoke of hypocrisy. i don't know. i did you are for it or against it, but you should be the same viewpoint and carry on the same kind of methodology. it should bethat paid because there should be an equal platform between internet businesses and brick-and-mortar businesses. there should not be the huge disadvantage. if people want all these government benefit programs and they cried about paying taxes, why should they fret? there...
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the problem is is the way we have done it, they do not pay tax. you have to pay tax. and the employer would pay the tax. a ford are did not pay because it will not be here -- foreigner does not pay because they will not be here long. but we did not have the employer pay either. if the employer hires you, you will have to pay 15 percent more. why would anyone hire american when you can hire foreigners and pay them 15% less? with high unemployment, is the sticking point for a lot of people. a lot of little things like that within our immigration system that should be tweaked and never are. >> having immigrants and america can be very valuable to our economy. >> immigrants create jobs, create businesses, pay taxes. even those that are of -- not documented, it will pay a wide range of taxes. >> your testimony was that immigration actually saved new york, stimulation of the economy. can you briefly describe how that worked? >> i cannot speak with authority on any place outside of the five boroughs of new york city. i can tell you we think we have roughly 500,000 undocument
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increase it is deficit reduction without a tax increase. i think it is the kind of deficit reduction that we can get bipartisan support for in the country. what about public education? public schools don't teach children how to read english marry well and don't teach american history. it is being worked on a state- by-state, but that is the problem for kids who are born here as well as everybody else in terms of the quy of ucey getting. bill clinton worked with the republican congress to reform aid to families with dependent children. none of those are arguments for getting in the way of immigration before. then there's the question of entitlement. the entitlement system is out of whack and needs to be reformed. let's reform public education and the welfare system, but let's move forward now on immigration reform as well. thank you. >> thank you very much. you talked aboutany .mmigrants who are not legal they have no legal recourse when something happens, if they are $20 and youpay you have no legal recourse. my wife is a registered nurse.
increase it is deficit reduction without a tax increase. i think it is the kind of deficit reduction that we can get bipartisan support for in the country. what about public education? public schools don't teach children how to read english marry well and don't teach american history. it is being worked on a state- by-state, but that is the problem for kids who are born here as well as everybody else in terms of the quy of ucey getting. bill clinton worked with the republican congress to reform...
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look at his restrictions and also taxing and taking from those who retired. the same thing can happen in america that's happened in other countries. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman tees -- the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i rise today to urge my colleagues to support the p.o.w.-m.i.a. accounting and recovery support act of 2013. mr. brady: it's a task force within the expect of defense with a mission to account for prisoners of war or those missing in action -- mr. thompson: it's part of a commitment we have made to these american heroes along with families and loved ones seeking closure. the pentagon recently announced plans to furlough as many as 800,000 federal civilian workers under the budget control act. these workers will be required to take 14 unpaid days off between now and october. as a res
look at his restrictions and also taxing and taking from those who retired. the same thing can happen in america that's happened in other countries. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman tees -- the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i...
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cutting spending in the tax code. then i think it also keeps promises to people, it to those that were part of their whole life and want nothing more than a secure retirement. and our veterans to whom we have made promises as the have donned the uniform and fought for the country. host: what about the issue of gut: i start with the very basic notion that social security has not contributed one penny to the current deficit or it should not be on the table in similarly, to be concerned about thloerm solvency of so-so -- social security. retirement security is a real question mark for many american let's look at the real contributors to our deficit and debt as we try to tackle those challenges. and host: two final questions before we go to calls. this is another article from the hill. why were you left off the list of the 12 senators that went to dinner? guest: i have no idea, but i have been very pleased with the president's increase -- increase out reach to the senate and a house. that dialogue is essential to making p
cutting spending in the tax code. then i think it also keeps promises to people, it to those that were part of their whole life and want nothing more than a secure retirement. and our veterans to whom we have made promises as the have donned the uniform and fought for the country. host: what about the issue of gut: i start with the very basic notion that social security has not contributed one penny to the current deficit or it should not be on the table in similarly, to be concerned about...
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., maybe got to go back for three years, look at your income taxes make sure you don't owe any money and look the i.r.s. will have a job in order to issue people a statement, he's good with me and the i.r.s. or she is good with me and the i.r.s. but they have a work permit. that is not citizenship. they will be in the senate version, for example, it's 10 years, right? they stay in this program for 10 years they work hard they sweat and toil and they learn english, take civics classes, keep their noses clean and contribute to this country and at the end of the 10 years they can say, hey, i did everything required of the program. right? i worked, i raised my children, bought a house, admit me now. and then they'll get a green card. and in the second version, three years a green card they can apply for american citizenship. a lot has been said about the american citizenship. a lot of criticism about how long it takes. look, if i'm a permanent resident of the united states and i apply for my wife, today, depending on what country i'm trying to bing her from, it will take nine to 14 years
., maybe got to go back for three years, look at your income taxes make sure you don't owe any money and look the i.r.s. will have a job in order to issue people a statement, he's good with me and the i.r.s. or she is good with me and the i.r.s. but they have a work permit. that is not citizenship. they will be in the senate version, for example, it's 10 years, right? they stay in this program for 10 years they work hard they sweat and toil and they learn english, take civics classes, keep...
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so extend the r&d tax credit, beef up national science foundation. beef up national institutes of health. beef up the research and the -- in the adopt of energy, public-private partnerships, lay that groundwork for the private sectoring help the private sector. we had a group of c.e.o.'s in last week that were in in the semiconductor industry. they talked about the same thing and they talked about the public-private partnerships and how that's needed for us to maintain our competitiveness here and these are good paying jobs in upstate new york and other places and these are the kinds of investments we need to make. again, we've got to get out of this mentality that every single thing that the government does is bad, there are some things, and it's a public--- and it's public-private partnerships will lead the way for us. mr. garamendi: george washington and alexander hamilton had it right, american government working with the private sector can make a difference. talking about infrastructure, we have an opportunity this year -- this year, congress an
so extend the r&d tax credit, beef up national science foundation. beef up national institutes of health. beef up the research and the -- in the adopt of energy, public-private partnerships, lay that groundwork for the private sectoring help the private sector. we had a group of c.e.o.'s in last week that were in in the semiconductor industry. they talked about the same thing and they talked about the public-private partnerships and how that's needed for us to maintain our competitiveness...
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tax code. the united states has the highest corporate tax rate in the world. simply filing our tax code and closing loopholes for everyone will help create an environment that encourages job growth and increases wages. the ryan budget is based on such reforms. these reforms can help get americans back to work. mr. stivers: i yield back the balance of my time. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. mr. kosta: thank you -- mr. costa: thank you, mr. speaker. on monday in boston we were reminded how vulnerable we all are as americans and how important it is that we stay together. today i rise to recognize the merced community violence intervention and prevention task force. this hardworking organization in the a joaquin valley i re
tax code. the united states has the highest corporate tax rate in the world. simply filing our tax code and closing loopholes for everyone will help create an environment that encourages job growth and increases wages. the ryan budget is based on such reforms. these reforms can help get americans back to work. mr. stivers: i yield back the balance of my time. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> unanimous...
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first false solution, we need more tax revenue. we're not taxing ourselves enough. only if we tax more, especially from the quote-unquote rich, those who haven't paid their fair share, quote-unquote, we solve this debt problem. let me address that for a minute. this is a -- this is one slide that doesn't come from the budget committee, it comes from the i.r.s., i have no reason to dispute it, i saw it in the "wall street journal" a couple of years ago and the bars represent where the money in this country is. the taxable revenue. where people's property is. and it's divided along income groups and if you look at the far right of this chart, you'll see that the top, the furthest right bars represent americans who have taxable revenue of anywhere from $1 million to $10 million. and the largest, the highest bars, where the middle is, represent americans who have taxable revenue of anywhere $500,000 a to year. the point of the slide is, you can take all the millionaires' money if you wanted. really make them pay their fair share. take 100% of what they earn and you'll h
first false solution, we need more tax revenue. we're not taxing ourselves enough. only if we tax more, especially from the quote-unquote rich, those who haven't paid their fair share, quote-unquote, we solve this debt problem. let me address that for a minute. this is a -- this is one slide that doesn't come from the budget committee, it comes from the i.r.s., i have no reason to dispute it, i saw it in the "wall street journal" a couple of years ago and the bars represent where the...
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they will pay a fine and start paying taxes. it will not qualify for federal benefits. if we all wish we did not have this problem, but we do and we have to fix it. leading kings the way they are is the real amnesty. things theleaving way they are is the real amnesty. host: on twitter -- give us a sense of the size of the bill. guest: 844 pages. initial estimates were that it would be as much as 1500 pages. large billl been a for a lot of the legislative aides, hill to look through. in terms of preparing for hearings today, the members on that tradition in committee who were not part of the gang of eight are working to try to read through the whole bill in time during it is a bit of direct process. in terms of how it came toth, e grp of lawmakers has been meeting sce after the el to start thinking about how twaedimgr mbshf p s shted. the senator from utah was involved in talks but ultimatel decided not to go along with the direction of the game because he had concerned about the direction of citizenship. it really came together in february when marco rubio signed on, re
they will pay a fine and start paying taxes. it will not qualify for federal benefits. if we all wish we did not have this problem, but we do and we have to fix it. leading kings the way they are is the real amnesty. things theleaving way they are is the real amnesty. host: on twitter -- give us a sense of the size of the bill. guest: 844 pages. initial estimates were that it would be as much as 1500 pages. large billl been a for a lot of the legislative aides, hill to look through. in terms of...
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hultgren: back in 1900 tax freedom day was january 22. when taxes amounted to 5.9% of a person's income. today that figure has grown to 29.4%. we have come a long way in the last past century digging deeper and deeper into the pockets of hardworking men and women in america and digging ourselves deeper in debt in the process. this -- the tax reform component of the budget this house passed in march, would take a major step forward. allowing families to keep more of their money they earn and making government more accountable. let's finish the job this year. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yield back. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition? ms. delauro: unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. miss ms. esty: i have had the honor of getting to know many families in newtown. they live with grief so deep any mother or father can only imagine. i was honored to be with b
hultgren: back in 1900 tax freedom day was january 22. when taxes amounted to 5.9% of a person's income. today that figure has grown to 29.4%. we have come a long way in the last past century digging deeper and deeper into the pockets of hardworking men and women in america and digging ourselves deeper in debt in the process. this -- the tax reform component of the budget this house passed in march, would take a major step forward. allowing families to keep more of their money they earn and...
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and in doing so they find some information electronically that i haven't been up front with my taxes. this would prevent d.h.s. from say sharing that information with the internal revenue service? guest: the private companies in sharing information, the biggest concern is -- individuals are concerned that their private information within the cyber networks or systems would be held by private companies but then provided to the government, that this private information would not be stripped by the companies first. in the president's executive order, the onus would be on the privacy advocates. companiesthe private to strip any private information that might be caught up within the context of cyber threat information. first one has to understand the definition of cyber threat. it is unlikely but not impossible that your private tax information, your e-mail content would be part of that information that is a cyber threat information that would be given to the government. is there a possibility that it would be lumped in with that? yes. so whose responsibility is it to minimize and get rid
and in doing so they find some information electronically that i haven't been up front with my taxes. this would prevent d.h.s. from say sharing that information with the internal revenue service? guest: the private companies in sharing information, the biggest concern is -- individuals are concerned that their private information within the cyber networks or systems would be held by private companies but then provided to the government, that this private information would not be stripped by...
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aswas a flat rate, local tax opposed to an income tax or property tax. the idea took hold that a dutchman or aid duke would pay the same. the country reacted incredibly badly. she had gotten into that dogmatic mindset. it ultimately undid her. host: c-span democrat on twitter -- people would not prefer to go back, but they would probably perform her firm to the cutthroat and disruptive way. john from north carolina, independent caller. caller: i am sitting and watching two speakers in america talk about maggie thatcher as if she was some kind of angel. i was born in barbados. i first migrated to england in 1964 as a young man, six years old. i remember maggie thatcher's campaigns before she became prime minister. she was a racist. she called us scalia walks. i am a black man. ywogs.ll in theer, who worked transport, would talk about the bus. if you are 30 and so they gave us -- she hated you. guest: i think it is a tremendously important point. i would argue that she was not racist, certainly by the time she was prime minister, you did not see racism on
aswas a flat rate, local tax opposed to an income tax or property tax. the idea took hold that a dutchman or aid duke would pay the same. the country reacted incredibly badly. she had gotten into that dogmatic mindset. it ultimately undid her. host: c-span democrat on twitter -- people would not prefer to go back, but they would probably perform her firm to the cutthroat and disruptive way. john from north carolina, independent caller. caller: i am sitting and watching two speakers in america...
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cutting spending in the tax code. then i think it also keeps promises to people, it to those that were part of their whole life and want nothing more than a secure retirement. and our veterans to whom we have made promises as the have donned the uniform and fought for the country. host: what about the issue of chain cpi? guest: i start with the very basic notion that social security has not contributed one penny to the current deficit or debt. table in not be on the this part of discussion. similarly, to be concerned about the long-term solvency of so-so security. urity.ial sec retirement security is a real question mark for many americans. let's look at the real contributors to our deficit and debt as we try to tackle those challenges. and host: two final questions before we go to calls. this is another article from the hill. why were you left off the list of the 12 senators that went to dinner? iest: i have no idea, but have been very pleased with the president's increase -- increase out reach to the senate and a ho
cutting spending in the tax code. then i think it also keeps promises to people, it to those that were part of their whole life and want nothing more than a secure retirement. and our veterans to whom we have made promises as the have donned the uniform and fought for the country. host: what about the issue of chain cpi? guest: i start with the very basic notion that social security has not contributed one penny to the current deficit or debt. table in not be on the this part of discussion....
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it used to be in 1997 that the total tax revenue raised from the corporate tax, income tax, and the consumption tax was 41 trillion yen, but in the following year, it was reduced down to 37 trillion yen. we hope it would add another five trillion yen to the retina. instead we lost four trillion yen. >> speaking in ja artyast year the ruling was able to strike an agreement, 18 provisionse included. have d.c. first of all to pick up the economy, otherwise there is no way the consumption tax would take place. whether to do it will be decided by october. if we end up having picked up an economy by then, we can raise the tax, but if it does not look that well then, the timing of the raising of the tax will be deferred to a later date. i am sure in this kind of response we have been seriously considering the implications of the tax increase trade you asked me if i could make a decision right now to say definitely that taxation will be raised, stage we cannot say that definitely. we have to allow more time to make sure that the economy will really get better. then the judgment will be made definitely.
it used to be in 1997 that the total tax revenue raised from the corporate tax, income tax, and the consumption tax was 41 trillion yen, but in the following year, it was reduced down to 37 trillion yen. we hope it would add another five trillion yen to the retina. instead we lost four trillion yen. >> speaking in ja artyast year the ruling was able to strike an agreement, 18 provisionse included. have d.c. first of all to pick up the economy, otherwise there is no way the consumption tax...
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but if you are using tax dollars, you have to be tolerant. the christians for too long have been intolerant of everything except their own point of view. and 80 to just set back and they need to step back and see what would jesus do. this is ridiculous. it has gone on too long with the intolerance. and using tax dollars to spread their way of thinking and getting stronger. host: we will leave it there. thank you for the call. ed is on the phone from republican -- is on the republican line from ohio. areer: i think the kids being punished. they are at an age where they do not know if they are gay or not. i think in the long run, it is the children that are being punished, not the adults. the people that are so mean and hateful, especially to our young kids, i think is as hateful. thank you. for the call. from the new york times, the bombing turns to motivate a trip to russia. the fbi initially looked into the older brother involved -- allegedly involved in the bombings that took place on monday. a2012 visits as a possible key to the boston att
but if you are using tax dollars, you have to be tolerant. the christians for too long have been intolerant of everything except their own point of view. and 80 to just set back and they need to step back and see what would jesus do. this is ridiculous. it has gone on too long with the intolerance. and using tax dollars to spread their way of thinking and getting stronger. host: we will leave it there. thank you for the call. ed is on the phone from republican -- is on the republican line from...
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states to collect taxes on more online purchases by residents. follow that on c-span2 and now to the house on c-span. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered today by our guest chaplain, ocho, hop oshigon lolong. from the american armenian church of america in new york city. >> in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit, amen. the chaplain: almighty god, we seek your holy guidance in all our endeavors, especially in the deliberations of our leaders in this noble body. because strong and wise leadership is essential for the well-being of nations. today we are mindful of another april 24. 98 years ago, the beginning of the genocide of the armenians in the ot monday empire -- ottoman empire. the first genocide amongst so many that followed in the 20th century. we besiege you, o lord, to bless this land of america and its people. empower them to continue serving your goodness as they did whe
states to collect taxes on more online purchases by residents. follow that on c-span2 and now to the house on c-span. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered today by our guest chaplain, ocho, hop oshigon lolong. from the american armenian church of america in new york city. >> in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit, amen....
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they will start paying taxes. they will not qualify for federal benefits. we all wish we didn't have this problem, but we do, and we have to fix it. ingsy e, ths al emy. host: rush limbaugh critical of senator rubio, saying why are u doing this? guest: there are three problems the comprehensive immigration reform tries to solve. first, making sure the border is secure. the legislation does been money to have a strategy to put things in place, to make sure your meeting certain objectives and goals to beef up border security. the second goal is to make sure businesses are not using cheap labor illegally. the legislation into creating an employment verification system, so company cannot employee illegal immigrant labor. the third thing is giving legal status to those who currently live in the united states. his point was bringing people out of the shadows, ensuring they are not second-class citizens, ensuring they are paying taxes, to have the federal government know who these folks are and make him part of this country and its fabric. this has been a goal tha
they will start paying taxes. they will not qualify for federal benefits. we all wish we didn't have this problem, but we do, and we have to fix it. ingsy e, ths al emy. host: rush limbaugh critical of senator rubio, saying why are u doing this? guest: there are three problems the comprehensive immigration reform tries to solve. first, making sure the border is secure. the legislation does been money to have a strategy to put things in place, to make sure your meeting certain objectives and...
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they will not want the tax, the penalty, and the interest liability that goes along with a tax violation. that's a clear piece, it's not a piece of policy being discussed by these people because they are not serious about solving this problem in the way rule of law people would be. e-verify won't be enforced adequately to be effective. it could be passed, i think it could be passed as a condition but next one is, finish the border fence. we have that language in place now. we passed a 700-mile border fence language, actually 854 miles and that's because the border is crooked in some 40 es and we've got about miles of effective fence system of follow through on the existing law we have, is my recommendation. we don't have to have a new law to build a fence. build the fence, secure the border, then come back and tell us you have actually accomplished that. let's watch this thing with drones and see if that's taken place. we know from the last drone report the border patrol even drone assisted were not interdicting half of those attempting to cross the border and that number in that sector
they will not want the tax, the penalty, and the interest liability that goes along with a tax violation. that's a clear piece, it's not a piece of policy being discussed by these people because they are not serious about solving this problem in the way rule of law people would be. e-verify won't be enforced adequately to be effective. it could be passed, i think it could be passed as a condition but next one is, finish the border fence. we have that language in place now. we passed a 700-mile...
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it translates to hundreds of thousands who can't pay taxes, and support their families on their own time. the evidence also indicated that in addition to employment levels, illegal immigration drove down wage levels. studies by the federal reserve bank of atlanta, for example, showed that illegal immigration was attributable to the nearly $960 per year decrease in wage levels of documented georgians. in leisure and hospitality industries, it was $1520. for doctors and lawyers, and may not be a lot. , $80esident obama observed per month is significant for most families. it goes towards groceries, rent, gasoline. recent history shows that grant of lawful status further increases the influx of illegal immigrants, forcing out unskilled laborers and thereby depressing the wage and employment levels of those americans. in addition to that, that leads to more americans, depending on the government for subsistence. before thece commission is that grant of status is not without substantial cost to the american worker. thank you. as with all witnesses, the statement will be made part of the record
it translates to hundreds of thousands who can't pay taxes, and support their families on their own time. the evidence also indicated that in addition to employment levels, illegal immigration drove down wage levels. studies by the federal reserve bank of atlanta, for example, showed that illegal immigration was attributable to the nearly $960 per year decrease in wage levels of documented georgians. in leisure and hospitality industries, it was $1520. for doctors and lawyers, and may not be a...
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but it also this mine is bringing in property taxes to our local schools. it's helping the economy, the entire county this region of the district. plus it is powering two of our local power plants nearby. so this is very exciting for us and we want to see this continue rather than have the current administration through the e.p.a. try to rein this in and force us to rely on more expensive, untested energy sources in our country. you know, president obama and the e.p.a. are pushing this overprescriptive regulatory agenda without adequate cost benefit analysis, workable timelines and input from the industry. and both of the proposed and current regulations being promoted by the e.p.a. are having sweeping negative impacts on coal-fueled electricity generation in this country. according to the national economic resorgee -- research associates, it is estimated that compliance costs of these e.p.a. regulations on the electric sector will average $15 billion to $16 billion per year and who pays for that? who is going to pay for the extra cost -- extra cost to our
but it also this mine is bringing in property taxes to our local schools. it's helping the economy, the entire county this region of the district. plus it is powering two of our local power plants nearby. so this is very exciting for us and we want to see this continue rather than have the current administration through the e.p.a. try to rein this in and force us to rely on more expensive, untested energy sources in our country. you know, president obama and the e.p.a. are pushing this...
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an extension of e payroll tax cut, $80 peramils. recent history shows that grant of l status for the increase is the influx of illegal immigrants. that for their forces out low- skilled laborers and thereby depressing the wage and employment levels of those americans. thatdition to that necessarily leads to more americans depending on the need for government. it is respected that the agent that before federal government grant's federal's average -- federal status -- the evidence before the commission is that grant of sub status is not without a substantial cost to the american worker. thank you. >> a full statement will be made part of the record. he was formerly the director of the congressional budget office under george w. bush in 2003 to 2005. that is when we first met. >> that is correct. >> it is good to have you here. >> thank you. it is a privilege to be here today. i have itd written recordfor th. let me briefly make three points and then i look for to answering your question. the first point is simply that the immigration
an extension of e payroll tax cut, $80 peramils. recent history shows that grant of l status for the increase is the influx of illegal immigrants. that for their forces out low- skilled laborers and thereby depressing the wage and employment levels of those americans. thatdition to that necessarily leads to more americans depending on the need for government. it is respected that the agent that before federal government grant's federal's average -- federal status -- the evidence before the...
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tax-free shopping on the internet will be the focus of debate. states can only require stores to collect sales tax if the store has a physical presence in that state. the senate voted to take up the bill, which could pass as early as this week. the senate coverage on c-span2. homeland security secretary janet napolitano will be the sole witness. she was scheduled to appear last week. live coverage of the hearing in just under an hour on c-span radio and on c-span. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. [video clip] >> the museum is meant to help a visitor relive the first eight years of the 21st century. the museum explains the decision-making process that i went through as president. and we hope the museum inspires people to serve, to serve their community or their country in some way. we really did not want to be a school. we wanted to be a do tank. i don't know if there is a lesson there. i do know that laura and i decided to go in a different direction with the -- apart from the museum with a component from which programs wou
tax-free shopping on the internet will be the focus of debate. states can only require stores to collect sales tax if the store has a physical presence in that state. the senate voted to take up the bill, which could pass as early as this week. the senate coverage on c-span2. homeland security secretary janet napolitano will be the sole witness. she was scheduled to appear last week. live coverage of the hearing in just under an hour on c-span radio and on c-span. those are some of the latest...
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and in doing so they find some information electronically that i haven't been up front with my taxes. this would prevent d.h.s. from say sharing that information with guest: the private companies in sharing information, the biggest concern is -- individuals are concerned that their private information within the cyber networks orson dems would be held -- or systems would be held by private companies but then provided to the government , that this private information would not be stripped by the companies first. in the president's executive order, the onus would be on the privacy advocates. they want the private companies to strip any private information that might be caught up within the context of cyber threat information. thet one has to understand definition of cyber threat. it is unlikely but not impossible that your private tax information, your e-mail content would be part of that information that is a cyber threat information that would be given to the government. is there a possibility that it would be lumped in with that? yes. so whose responsibility is it to minimize and get
and in doing so they find some information electronically that i haven't been up front with my taxes. this would prevent d.h.s. from say sharing that information with guest: the private companies in sharing information, the biggest concern is -- individuals are concerned that their private information within the cyber networks orson dems would be held -- or systems would be held by private companies but then provided to the government , that this private information would not be stripped by the...
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i always would say, and i'm sure my colleagues agree with me, the single best buy, the single best tax dollar spent is the brainpower, the patriotism, the dedication, the service, and the results that come through people whose names they never know, staffers. almost every one of you in this room could be doing something else, making a whole lot more money. so many of you graduated top of your class. so many of you, i remember feeling self-conscious, i stopped hiring rhodes scholars after it got to seven and i realized how ind adequate i was. -- inadequate i was. but all kidding aside, these are the applications we get, people who work for us, and with us. so it's appropriate, it's appropriate because there's no way this place could function without incredible staff. and you know, nancy was right, people will come in the room and kid're going to -- we don't each other, they'll say, gabe zimmerman, who was he? it'll be a staffer who will tell them. tell them who he was and why this room was named after him. because what is this democracy, it pt one big conversation, is constantly rubbing
i always would say, and i'm sure my colleagues agree with me, the single best buy, the single best tax dollar spent is the brainpower, the patriotism, the dedication, the service, and the results that come through people whose names they never know, staffers. almost every one of you in this room could be doing something else, making a whole lot more money. so many of you graduated top of your class. so many of you, i remember feeling self-conscious, i stopped hiring rhodes scholars after it got...
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--t tax for things that can make or --ak our educational system creativity, relevance, technology, teachers. without funding, the educational system is worthless. school systems have to look at budgets and say what can make that? they will not cut math out of the curriculum. they will not cut reading. so they end up cutting the things we think of as esxtras -- cal education,uysicaysi resources that might be educational -- that might be essential to some kids think successful. like this is chelsea and she is a special ed student. >> i have dyslexia. . go to a special at school without it, i would be in trouble because they help me with my dyslexia. if you cut the funds i want to be able to learn from early in my future will be in jeopardy. >> mr. president, every day there are millions of kids are struggling i need help, mr. president. >> dear mr. president, they need your help. please take this. polity education is a major issue in america and must be addressed. it is spinning out of control. the drive america's odense and their contributions to society are in your hands. with your health,
--t tax for things that can make or --ak our educational system creativity, relevance, technology, teachers. without funding, the educational system is worthless. school systems have to look at budgets and say what can make that? they will not cut math out of the curriculum. they will not cut reading. so they end up cutting the things we think of as esxtras -- cal education,uysicaysi resources that might be educational -- that might be essential to some kids think successful. like this is...
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same time bought newspapers in cities like detroit and louisville and in morning and pay more after-tax dollars for each of those. it shows just a matter of perspective. anyway each if you were pioneers and supporters of the media. helen was there when no one else was. came and made a commitment. they gave women opportunities. there were rules about needed to have women and minorities above the fold. it was not just hiring. it was about making sure there were reflected in the paper. do you have thought about the role in that and win an? >> i think that he deserves credit. other done more than any individual in journalism to bring women along. i mean that seriously. when you look back at the progress women have made it, no matter whom you talk to, what he did in the early days, even well he made a today, point. i knew a number of women who worked under you. your known as somebody who was a champion of bringing women in. earlyman was one of the editors at usa today. on any rooftop and shot that he deserves the credit for the advances. to putgoing to interrupt that into perspective. that m
same time bought newspapers in cities like detroit and louisville and in morning and pay more after-tax dollars for each of those. it shows just a matter of perspective. anyway each if you were pioneers and supporters of the media. helen was there when no one else was. came and made a commitment. they gave women opportunities. there were rules about needed to have women and minorities above the fold. it was not just hiring. it was about making sure there were reflected in the paper. do you have...
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in 2012 we had a significant challenge with insider tax. we significantly improved our training. intelligenceter capability in the coalition as well as inside the afghan forces. we revised our tactics, techniques, and procedures and we have a much more routine and effective dialogue with afghan partner to mitigate the risk of insider attacks. are based on the numbers. we have had three in 2013 and we have 20 last year 2012 during that same time. issues that keep me awake at night, insider threat is one of those. it erodes spread between our coalition and are asked and partners and it erodes the will of the american people. i recognize that. >> what is your analysis of the leadership of the force of the afghan forces? important. quality and character of the leadership is a crucial elena kagan to any enterprise success. you know these people personally, i presume. do you have confidence that these are strong and effective leaders? >> i would characterize the afghan leadership as improving. there are a number of leaders and we're fortunate right now that the minister of defense and
in 2012 we had a significant challenge with insider tax. we significantly improved our training. intelligenceter capability in the coalition as well as inside the afghan forces. we revised our tactics, techniques, and procedures and we have a much more routine and effective dialogue with afghan partner to mitigate the risk of insider attacks. are based on the numbers. we have had three in 2013 and we have 20 last year 2012 during that same time. issues that keep me awake at night, insider...